Telegram-herald., 1887-07-11
KALAKAUA'S THRONE
SURELY oRUNsuNs ssNrArH raM.
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ths tsoearaaaeaa~ Names al
ghe Ne2 Atulslers.

ssN fEANo1sse. july lo-The stoAmsi
Nariyoza, from Australia via the Hawaiian
Islands. brings tie following details sn
reference - the revolution TAs King wai
thoroughly alarmed aud on gnly called
: meeting OF the American Minister, krli-
ish, tFench ana Portuguese Commissioners,
- whom 1s offered % transfer. pro teni.,
Tie powers vested in hlm as kink. lhese
oinc ais refused 10 accept the trust. BAT al
Nlsed the hing 10 lose no tlIae a. iQIlaluF a
new constitution, which advice hs foi-
lowed.
Walter III. Gibson and r. Il Hst seldeF.
hls son-ln-lss, are unaer afTosi having
Defn seized by civic troops when attenia
log 20 escape. The p0puisce assumed c3n-
trol OF affairs in the kinsdem GA Jane -.
and were joined by tie Honolulu h.iiss
and other companies. Patrols ere eS'Ai'-
iished throughout the clty and az the arm
ories guarded
On the afternoon OF June 50 en- immense
meeting was held IL the afIhOry Of the
Honolulu kines, aud addressed IA English
Hawaiian and Portuguese. All stores AID
shops had been closed Hnu nearly every ore
that could 20 attended the meeting. The
approaches 10 the palace were barrieadsd
but the royal troops made no
Honolulu Rifles were under arms. On the
srmory walls were displayed Hawaiian,
American and English haFs. Resolutions
were adopted setting forth that the admin
isiration OF the Hawaiian Government had
ceased, through corruption aud lncOmpe-
tsncy, 10 perform its functions, and afford
personal and property nights for which al
governments exlst.
The meeting formulated 8 demand
on king kalskaus that he AZ once dismiss
his prt sent cabinet and tha, he call one OF
three persons, mentioned by ns4e 90 assist
him ia selecting a new one which shall be
committed 10 the policy Of securing a new
consl tuition, and that Walter Al. Gibson be
dismissed from each and every ONCE held
Dy HIM under the Government. Another
demand Was that the King make restitution
OF al, 600 Of the brlbe money and
dismiss the Register Of ConyeyaDcss. IL was
also demanded that the King give q specific
pledge that be Will not in the future inter
iere either directly or indirectly with the
election CT representatives and that he will
abstain from tenderly influencing legisls-
ton. These demands were submitted 10
The King. The Gibson ministry, who Lad
heard the names. Immediately resigned
During the progress OF the meeting speeches
were made by several prominent ciuzens
all Of whom declared that the King
must sbdicate and sccede to the popular
demand before the meeting closed. Minis
ter Gibson sent request for protection
against a mob OF native Hawsiians
On Friday, July /, the steamship Mar
posa arrived from Australia bringing 200
stand OF arms. addressed 90 Minister Glib
son. These were seized and stored in the
srmory Of TIE Honolulu Rifles. Afler con-
ferring with the representatives Of foreign
on July l, King kalskauA
formally appointed VIM. l.. Greene Prime
Minister of Foreign Affairs. who completed
the Cabinet as follows: l.. A. Thurston,
Minister of the interior; Godfrey Brown.
Minister of Finsnce, and c. V. Ashford,
Attorney General.
The surrender Of King kaiskaua 10 the
demand OF the poppl2ce was as complete
as the ignominy endured by bis late minis
try. What course the revoluiionists will
now take is not known. The answer OF the
King was accepted az sn absolute conces-
sion of every demand made. IL is believed |
that kalskara will be allowed 10 remain |
on the throne, but fears were expressed that |
Gibson and other members of the Cabinet |
will lose their lives.